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| Garden mums repeated at each pillar lead your eye down this pathway. |
Repetition in the garden can be as subtle as repeating a planting of pink daylilies throughout the flower border or as bold as spacing identical large, cobalt blue urns every few feet along a garden path. Either way, repetition of color and form throughout the garden serves to pull the eye in and lead the viewer visually through the space. A bold hosta specimen repeated strategically along a wooded path, for instance, beckons visitors to take a walk and see where the path may lead.
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| In this garden, the repetition of yellow and purple draws your eye through the landscape. |
Repetition of color and form also visually unifies the space and prevents the look of randomness in the garden. This is an important tool for gardeners who love to collect plants but still want their gardens to have a cohesive look. If they limit the plants they collect to a set of three basic colors, there is a good chance the repetition of color will unite the space.
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